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Reimagining the nonprofit annual report
In this blog, we share lessons learned from Candid’s reimagined approach to our nonprofit annual report–significantly reducing the costs, staff, and time it previously took to create.
October 3, 2023
12 free nonprofit books to help you achieve year-end fundraising success
Check out 12 nonprofit books that can help you make the most out of your year-end fundraising efforts this giving season.
September 27, 2023
New courses address barriers to demographic data collection
Learn about new Candid courses that address the common barriers faced by nonprofits when asked to collect demographic data.
September 26, 2023
A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set
In this blog, we explore Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set and how it can be used for grantmaking trends analysis in the social sector.
September 21, 2023
Bursting at the seams: Candid’s largest nonprofit compensation report yet
Get a glimpse into the most comprehensive source of nonprofit compensation from Candid’s latest report that analyzes executive salaries using Form 990 data.
September 14, 2023
4 things we learned about foundations and general operating support
In this blog, discover four key learnings about foundations’ varying approaches to providing general operating support.
September 13, 2023
Tips for nonprofits from Candid’s year of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts
After a year of creating social media video content at Candid, we reflect on our key learnings and provide tips for other nonprofits looking to share short-form videos on social media.
September 7, 2023
Alumni giving’s growing relationship with high-profile, big money donors
Find out how high-profile, big dollar alumni giving is impacting U.S. philanthropy in higher education and why relationships remain vital for sustaining today’s colleges and universities.
September 6, 2023
How to be efficiently trendy
Learn about four key fundraising and nonprofit trends in 2023 and where to get latest information on today’s ever-evolving social sector.
August 30, 2023
Why we’re all burned out and what to do about it
Candid’s Cathleen Clerkin PhD explains what burnout is, why it’s rampant in today’s nonprofit sector, and what we can do to combat it.
August 29, 2023
When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong
In this blog, discover how to avoid four common ways that nonprofit strategic planning can go wrong.
August 23, 2023
AI at Candid: Powering technology to support the sector’s lasting success
Discover how we harness machine learning and AI at Candid today and our vision for how we’ll tap into the power of generative AI to build future solutions that accelerate the social sectors’ mission-driven success.
August 22, 2023